Two PMF fighters were killed in strikes in northern Iraq, the group said, hours after pro‑Iran militia Kataib Hezbollah announced a conditional pause on US embassy attacks amid ongoing wider conflict.
President Trump is expected to discuss the Strait of Hormuz with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, a move that raises legal and diplomatic questions for East Asian allies as the US seeks help in the Middle East.
Iran says it will “boycott” World Cup matches in the United States but will remain in the 2026 tournament; Mexico is listed as an alternative host for its group games.
Donald Trump said the US was unaware of an Israeli strike on the South Pars gas field and warned Iran not to target Qatar, raising regional security and energy concerns.
Donald Trump has suspended the Jones Act for 60 days, allowing foreign-flagged ships to carry goods between US ports — a temporary move reported amid tensions tied to the Iran conflict.
The US is reportedly weighing sending thousands more troops to the region as the Iran war intensifies, a move said to give President Trump more options but risk deeper US entanglement.
Border closures and rising prices in Gaza are making traditional Eid baking difficult, yet families continue to bake amid rubble to keep holiday customs alive.
France’s municipal elections conclude Sunday amid a fractured political landscape, raising the prospect that far-right candidates could win key mayoralties and reshape momentum before next year’s presidential race.
Iran launched strikes on energy sites in Qatar and Saudi Arabia after reported Israeli attacks on Iran’s South Pars gasfield and naval assets; Saudi Arabia says trust is gone.
Qatar expelled Iran’s military and security attaches after Iranian missiles caused “extensive damage” to Ras Laffan, an LNG facility, Al Jazeera reported.
Funerals are being held in Kabul after a Pakistani air strike hit a drug rehabilitation centre, killing and wounding people inside the facility and prompting concern over civilian safety.
Brazilian police said a raid in a Rio de Janeiro favela targeting a Red Command leader left at least eight people dead, authorities reported.
Al Jazeera reports Tehran is defiant as US and Israeli attacks continue. The situation remains tense with potential regional implications, though specifics were not provided.
Liverpool beat Galatasaray 4-0 at Anfield to reach the Champions League quarterfinals, where they will face Paris Saint-Germain.
Angel Esteban Aguilar, leader of Ecuador-based gang Los Lobos, was arrested in Mexico City and is suspected of plotting the 2023 assassination of an Ecuadorian presidential candidate.
President Tinubu met British royals during a UK state visit that highlighted record-high trade between Nigeria and the United Kingdom, underscoring deepening ties.
Protesters in Tehran burned effigies of Israeli PM Netanyahu and US President Trump at a rally for warship victims, Al Jazeera reported. The brief report gives few further details.
The US Federal Reserve kept its policy rate at 3.5–3.75 percent, citing a cooling labour market and tensions tied to Iran; the move underscores a data-driven, cautious stance.
A rights group says Israel is holding more than half of Palestinian child detainees without charge, with detained children reporting “appalling and debilitating conditions” in custody.
Delcy Rodriguez has replaced General Vladimir Padrino as Venezuela’s defence minister; Padrino had served 11 years and was a key ally of President Nicolas Maduro.